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[[Category:Scripting Commands]]
{{RV|type=command
[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.97]]
[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA]]


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|game1= ofp
|version1= 1.00


<h2 style="color:#000066">'''direction ''object'''''</h2>
|game2= ofpe
|version2= 1.00


|game3= arma1
|version3= 1.00


'''Operand types:'''
|game4= arma2
|version4= 1.00


'''object:''' [[Object]]
|game5= arma2oa
|version5= 1.50


'''Type of returned value:'''
|game6= tkoh
|version6= 1.00


[[Number]]
|game7= arma3
|version7= 0.50


'''Compatibility:'''
|arg= global


Added in version '''1.50'''
|gr1= Object Manipulation
|gr2= Locations


'''Description:'''
|descr= Returns the direction an object or a location is facing (differs from [[getDir]] in that this also works with locations).


Object heading in range 0 to 360.
|s1= [[direction]] object


|p1= object: [[Object]] or [[Location]]


'''Example:'''
|r1= [[Number]] -
Direction in degrees, range 0 to 360


_d = '''direction''' [[player]]
|x1= <sqf>
player setDir 90;
_d = direction player;//returns 90
</sqf>
 
|seealso= [[getDir]] [[getDirVisual]] [[setDir]] [[setDirection]]
}}

Latest revision as of 19:42, 3 September 2024

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Description

Description:
Returns the direction an object or a location is facing (differs from getDir in that this also works with locations).
Groups:
Object ManipulationLocations

Syntax

Syntax:
direction object
Parameters:
object: Object or Location
Return Value:
Number - Direction in degrees, range 0 to 360

Examples

Example 1:
player setDir 90; _d = direction player;//returns 90

Additional Information

See also:
getDir getDirVisual setDir setDirection

Notes

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